Darkrai

Darkrai is a.. Darkrai played by the user TruthsAndIdeals. They helped Cliff and the group in Arc 1, or the event prior to the time-skip, and is currently MIA as for Arc 2.

Appearance
Darkrai is a black, shadow-like Pokémon. It has a small head with a white fog-like ghostly plume billowing from its head covering one of its bright blue eyes, with the portion on its face resembling hair, although this version has a messy 'hairstyle'. It also has a red spiky growth around its neck. It has skinny arms and long black tatters hanging from its shoulders. It also has black, claw-like hands. It has the slight appearance of an hourglass figure and appears to be wearing an old, ripped cloak. It normally does not have any sort of legs, but it is able to extend stilt-like appendages in their place.

Personality
Darkrai holds many regrets for their past actions, being seen as 'evil' for the things that they had done before. They seek to redeem themselves in the far future, how they do it doesn't seem to be a concern to them. Darkrai hides all form of emotion, being serious most of the time. They care not of the risks, as long as the deed is done and the world is saved. They seem more focused into making up for their past sin. Darkrai prefers to keep themselves mysterious and unknown. They also listen to others' concerns and try to talk them out of negativity when they can, seeing as they don't want others to end up like them.

Backstory
Darkrai is as you'd expect, a Pokémon that brings nightmares wherever they go. For eons, they've served Giratina in hopes of causing chaos and destruction to the world. Prior to the events leading before the time-skip, Darkrai's mission was to free Hoopa from the Prison Bottle, seeking out a Noctowl named Namira, who gave information to Darkrai regarding Hoopa, and how they can summon them. Darkrai went to a nearby mountain village, where they stole the artifact and summoned Hoopa to destroy the village, during the attack however, Darkrai was unconcious.

Darkrai's Change
After the attack, Darkrai found themselves in a mountain cave, meeting a young Absol named Maria. There she asked Darkrai for help, at first, they refused, but seeing as Hoopa and the others were missing and that Maria was going to help them with that, they reluctantly agreed. Going inside a temple of sorts, they found a Scizor named Photon, a researcher who found a mysterious artifact known as the Ice Part. Having saved Photon, Darkrai saw no reason to remain any longer, however, they were convinced by Photon and Maria to stay for a while. Upon reaching the peak of the mountain, Darkrai was asked a question they would remember for the rest of their life. What did Darkrai want to do in his life? They never knew their own desire or purpose, or why they were serving Giratina at all. Darkrai left the group shortly after, with conflicting thoughts. Carrying out more missions, Darkrai felt guilt. They were getting rid of innocents' lives and ruined families.

The Betrayal
Until one day, Darkrai was given the mission to slay Photon, as they had information vital to the others, and if leaked, could potentially foil their plan. Darkrai faced Photon and Maria, with the intent to kill. They fought for a while, Darkrai increasingly held back the more that they did, very conflicted in the mind. Hoopa appeared before Darkrai, about to do it themselves, but Darkrai in a sudden moment, blasted Hoopa back, now turning against them to protect the first 'friends' they made in their life. Within a heated battle, Darkrai, Maria, and Photon fought against Hoopa, they managed to defeat Hoopa, however, Photon was sucked into another dimension, and Maria sealed Hoopa alongside herself as a last ditch effort. This left Darkrai regretful.

Present Day
8 years later, and now searching for a purpose in life, Darkrai seeks to find their own meaning. Having heard of Hoopa's return in advance, they began looking for any battlers, however, the more that they searched, the more Pokémon turning corrupt. Having realized Namira may still be apart of this, they sought to find her and end her for good, instead running into the group and starting the events of the private RP.

Moveset
Darkrai possesses a moveset involving their ability to cause Nightmares as well as manipulating others' dreams.


 * Dark Void
 * Dream Eater
 * Nightmare
 * Dark Pulse

Ability

 * Bad Dreams - Reduces the HP of sleeping opposing Pokémon.

Trivia

 * Darkrai was originally supposed to take Namira's place as a traitor, but Truth felt that a mythical full of guilt and regret was a better option, and decided to make Darkrai a hero instead.
 * TruthsAndIdeals at first felt reluctant to using Darkrai, as in a prior RP that he left, he felt that it was too edgy.
 * Future plans for Darkrai involve them finally redeeming themselves as well as finding Photon.